Musings of a Sports Fanatic: August 8
Tim checks in on the NCAA basketball tournament staying at 68 teams, the WNBA gets some, well, interesting publicity, and golf has reached the FedEx Cup portion of the season. Tim’s Time Machine goes back exactly 100 years to look at the Pirates World…
Same state, same game, totally different results
The great state of Pennsylvania has two Major League Baseball teams. The Pittsburgh Pirates have won 5 World Series and lost two more, while the Philadelphia Phillies have only won 2 World Series and lost 6 times.Yet, since the Pirates last World Series…
Wall2WallFootball: ACC Preview
Tim and Eric discuss Aaron Rodgers and other NFL and college football tidbits then preview the 2025 ACC conference. Is it strictly Clemson and Miami or will another team challenge? Will this be it for Pat Narduzzi at Pitt or will the Panthers surprise?…
Musings of a Sports Fanatic: MLB Trade Deadline
Tim dissects the MLB trade deadline with a heavy emphasis on the Pirates disastrous deadline. Phillies, Orioles, and more, as well. Tim’s Time Machine goes back to 1990 and a win-win trade that propelled the Pirates to a division title. The random off…
Immortalized…finally
The day finally came, albeit far too late.Dave Parker is officially immortalized in Cooperstown forever.An obvious Hall of Fame player is now an official Hall of Famer.Parker was inducted Sunday along with Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia, Billy Wagner, and…
The root of all evil
Ah, the adults in the room.Money, money, money, money.The adults running college sports —NCAA, university presidents, athletic directors, coaches, TV networks, and let’s not forget boosters— have been grabbing every dollar they can get their hands on. It…
Wall2WallFootball: Big 12 Preview
Tim & Eric discuss the TJ Watt contract, college conferences bickering over the future of the playoff, and player contracts. Then the guys preview the 2025 Big 12 conference. Will Arizona State repeat? Will Kansas State, Baylor, Iowa State or more…
Musings of a Sports Fanatic: July 18
All Star fallout leads it off, followed by British Open talk, Pirates, Phillies and Orioles mock trades, and a rant on the adults in the college sports room(including the Prez) still trying to hold back the players while they make billions. Tim’s Time…
A Once Proud Franchise is now a laughingstock
With the turn to the twentieth century the Pittsburgh Pirates rattled off 14 straight winning seasons, winning one World Series and losing another. From 1918 to 1938 the Pirates only had two losing seasons and won another World Series and lost one more,…
